You can use the images:
▪ as often as you want
▪ for an unlimited period of time
▪ in all media
You can get images much cheaper:
▪ with the LIMES credit system
▪ with the quantity discount
For the PDF Licence there are special conditions! (See below)
3 Steps to your image
1. Image search and select
You can search for your image with the help of keywords, countries and categories.
The advanced search offers more options to find your image as fast as possible.
2. Register as a customer
Search for your image and add image to the cart and register as a customer.
We shall not transmit your data to other third parties or make use of them for advertising purposes.
You can effect a deletion of your data at any time. Please send us an email.
3. Image Download
After your registration and summary, you will be directly forwarded to personal area where you can download your image. But with your login data you can download your image when ever you like. Your username and password will be sent to you via email.
Poster and Calendar File for Private Customer (PDF Licence)
LIMES offers the possibility to design own poster and calendar to private customers. The poster or calendar can be downloaded as a pdf file to print out.
The customer can only use images which have been offered for poster and calendar by the author.
For more information, please see below.
The poster and calendar file may be used only for private and non-commercial purposes!
Poster File
1. Search and choose image for poster
The advanced search offers more options to find your image for your poster as fast as possible.
Click on the "Advanced Search Button" and and choose under "All licences" the "Poster File". Now only the images for poster will be displayed.
Please check whether your chosen image is offered for poster file.
This information can be found in the mouse view and detail view of the image or in the cart.
2. Register as a customer
Search for your image and add image to the cart and register as a customer.
We shall not transmit your data to other third parties or make use of them for advertising purposes. You can effect a deletion of your data at any time. Please send us an email.
3. Design and download Poster
After your registration and summary, you will be directly forwarded to personal area where you can design and download your poster. But with your login data you can create and download your poster when ever you like. Your username and password will be sent to you via email.
Further information about creating poster can be found in your personal area.
Calendar File
1. Search and choose image for calendar
The advanced search offers more options to find your images for your calendar as fast as possible.
Click on the "Advanced Search Button" and choose under "All licences" the "Calendar File". Now only the images for the calendar will be displayed.
Please check whether your chosen image is offered for calendar file. This information is displayed by the calendar icon on the image search page.
Click on the calendar icon and add your images to the calendar box. You can add as many images as you want for pre-selection to the calendar box. Select images for your calendar under the menu item "calendarbox".
2. Register as a customer
After selection of your calendar images, add the calendar to the cart and register as a customer.
We shall not transmit your data to other third parties or make use of them for advertising purposes. You can effect a deletion of your data at any time. Please send us an email.
3. Design and download Calendar
After your registration and summary, you will be directly forwarded to personal area where you can design and download your calendar. But with your login data you can create and download your calendar when ever you like. Your username and password will be sent to you via email.
Further information about creating calendar can be found in your personal area.
Shop Article (PDF-Licence)
In our shop you can order pre-designed articles, such as calendars and posters, as pdf file for downloading.
This pdf file may be used only for private and non-commercial purposes!
Licences / Rights of Use
Royalty Free Licence
The author of the image grants customers a non-exclusive licence, unlimited as to time and place to use the image in any media. A merchandising licence must be acquired for resale products (see merchandising licence below).
For more information, please see our GTC.
Merchandising Licence
For resale products /such as posters, postcards, calendars, coffee-table books, illustrated books, cups, computer games, clothing articles, toys, comics, CD, DVD etc.) you have to acquire a merchandising licence. This licence is non-transferable.
For more information, please see our GTC.
PDF Licence
The PDF Licence may be used only for private and non-commercial purposes!
The duplication or distribution to third parties, in particular for commercial purposes is prohibited.

Copyright Notice
The naming of the author and LIMES Image Agency must be made. Any publication must include the following copyright notice: "name/pseudonym of author"/LIMES".
In the case of modification of the image (montage, collage, etc.) an additional labeling with [M] is necessary.

Methods of Payment
If no other mode of payment is chosen (e.g. PayPal), the invoice amount has to be paid within fourteen days after invoice date.
We will send you an invoice via e-mail.

Support of social projects
A part of our profit is used to support social projects.